demonstrate
verb (used with object)
to make evident or establish by arguments or reasoning; prove.
have been demonstrating
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present perfect progressiveof demonstrate.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The protesters have been demonstrating for over two weeks now, demanding an overhaul of Jharkhand's government exam system.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Protesters have been demonstrating for weeks outside the facility, which is roughly 10 miles from downtown Chicago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
A lifelong Portlander, she is retired and among those who have been demonstrating at the ICE facility south of downtown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2025
Millions of people have been demonstrating and going on strike since mid-January to oppose the bill.
From Reuters ● Mar. 29, 2023
It was such an odd sound; half-sibilant, half-guttural, and as quaint as those double ll's you have been demonstrating.
From The Three Impostors or The Transmutations by Arthur Machen
